The Dao dies but I live on, the spiritual energy dries up but I remain evergreen

Everyone should take care of his own business.

The snow scene is indeed moving.

But only when you clean it up will you know what is annoying.

It was not the first day that Li Changxiao cleared the snow in front of the door.

I think I have some experience, but I still feel that this is a tough job.

The most annoying thing is that "Hu Laixiang" across the street gets up early every day and intentionally or unintentionally sweeps the snow in front of the door to Long Laixiang's door.

Li Changxiao argued with the other party several times about this matter.

But they all came back in vain.

There was a vicious dog opposite, tied to the door. Whenever Li Changxiao approached, it would bark wildly.

Not only that.

Sometimes, they would deliberately bark at night to disturb people's sleep.

Li Changxiao expressed contempt for such unfair competition methods.

However, he had wine to keep him company, so it didn't bother him. But it was hard for the proprietress, who often suffered from insomnia.

Although Li Changxiao didn't care about these things at all, he would fight back in his spare time, just to help the boss lady vent her anger.

比如给那恶犬编织梦境，让它幼小的心灵，体会到什么叫爱而不得，又比如暗中操控几名江湖客，把虎来香当家揍上一顿。

At that time, he would take a stool and sit at the door to watch the show. The proprietress would also bring a stool, sit next to him, and kindly give him a handful of melon seeds.

Long Lai Xiang is a time-honored restaurant in Longcheng.

Passed down from generation to generation.

The food is delicious but not expensive.

The most important thing is that many officials in the city often came to Long Lai Xiang for meals before they became successful.

So on the surface, Long Laixiang was just a canteen, but in fact, it had some old relationships with quite a few officials.

But now.

The times have changed.

Li Shanhe gave up power and staged a drama of seizing the throne.

Those princes and princesses all wanted to establish their own foundation.

There were countless changes in officials, and the officialdom was in turmoil.

Long Laixiang's little background disappeared in this dispute without war.

Yang Xiuhua was not aware of this.

She could only see that Hu Lai Xiang's business was getting better and better, but she couldn't see the fundamental reason behind it.

Every day I still think about how to develop better dishes and win back those lost customers.

On this day, the proprietress planned to cook herself.

This dish is extremely demanding on ingredients.

The ingredients must be fresh.

Yang Xiuhua got up early, woke up Li Changxiao, and accompanied her to the vegetable market to buy vegetables.

Li Changxiao asked her why she had to call him.

Yang Xiuhua frowned, unable to explain the reason. After thinking for a long time, she finally gave a reason: she felt it would be safer to call Li Changxiao along.

No matter how terrible this guy is, he is still a swordsman.

Perhaps Yang Xiuhua has subconsciously sensed the subtle changes in the situation recently.

The world...is changing.

It's like mice know in advance that an earthquake is coming.

Li Changxiao readily agreed.

Yang Xiuhua glanced at Li Changxiao.

To be honest, sometimes she really couldn't understand what this swordsman was thinking.

It somewhat subverts her stereotype of the quacks.

People who like to drink generally have bad tempers.

However, this swordsman has an extremely good temper and always has a faint smile on his face, which is in line with his name.

The two walked towards the vegetable market, one in front and one behind.

The place was bustling with people and still as lively as ever.

However, the cost of food has increased a lot, and there are more refugees in ragged clothes in the corners.

I heard that some villagers from a fishing village had to flee here because their village was flooded.

When passing by them, Yang Xiuhua felt uncomfortable all over, as if there were more than ten pairs of eyes stabbing at her at the same time.

Fortunately, the swordsman behind him coughed twice, and the refugees turned their eyes away.

She let out a breath.

Then she felt sad again, she realized that she was alone, a woman, and still had no ability to do many things.

Spent half a day in the vegetable market.

Yang Xiuhua carefully selected a lot of ingredients and planned to develop new dishes when she returned.

Li Changxiao expressed his great anticipation of being a judge.

While the two were talking.

Several refugees sitting on the ground looked at each other and surrounded the two.

"Please be merciful, we haven't eaten for several days." The leading refugee pleaded.

Yang Xiuhua frowned, not wanting to get involved, and took out the remaining copper coins and distributed them to several people.

unexpectedly.

After taking the copper coins, the refugees looked at each other and still refused to leave.

Instead, he wanted to make some moves on Yang Xiuhua.

One of the refugees even said, "The girl is really kind. I heard that the famous Long Lai Xiang restaurant nearby was run by the girl."

"Help them to the end. Why don't you let us stay over there for a few days?"

The refugees approached step by step.

Yang Xiuhua looked unhappy and angry, "Bah! Don't be ungrateful. I'll count to three and you'd better get out of here!"

"Hahaha." The refugees laughed.

Yang Xiuhua appeared to be fierce on the outside, but she was actually secretly nervous inside.

She is a weak woman, and if these refugees want to use force, she really has no way to deal with it.

Thinking of this, her legs trembled slightly.

However, she still maintained her courage, as if if those people came any closer, she would roll up her sleeves and fight to the death.

at this time.

Li Changxiao took a wooden stick in his hand, took three or two steps towards the refugees, and attacked without saying a word.

The wooden branch slapped the face of one of the refugees with a loud snap, leaving a red mark.

Then, snap, snap…

The branches disappeared in a matter of seconds, knocking all the refugees to the ground, making them howl in pain.

Li Changxiao solved everything with ease.

Immediately, he turned around and looked at Yang Xiuhua with a playful look.

"What...what are you doing?" Yang Xiuhua choked, pretending to be angry.

Li Chang smiled and said, "Nothing, I just wanted to see if the boss lady is so mean to everyone."

"You want a beating, don't you?" Yang Xiuhua was so angry that she punched Li Changxiao in the chest.

He felt that Li Changxiao had seen through him and that he was just strong on the outside but weak on the inside.

The two of them stepped over the refugees and returned to the Long Lai Xiang canteen.

Yang Xiuhua walked into the kitchen with a sullen look on her face and started cooking.

……

at the same time.

Those refugees crawled up from the ground in a panic and sneaked into the Hulaixiang canteen through the back door.

"Did it succeed?" The boss of Hu Lai Xiang Canteen was a young man with narrow eyes and a slightly protruding mouth.

His name is Liu Ba.

The refugees shook their heads repeatedly. The leader said, "That swordsman in white is very skilled in martial arts. He only used a branch to beat us brothers so badly that we couldn't fight back!"

"Boss, I'm afraid your plan is going to fail!"

Liu Ba frowned, "This shouldn't be the case. If that guy is really that powerful, he should have fought back when I kicked him out, right?"

Speaking of it.

Liu Ba sneered, "The world is getting more and more chaotic recently. If we fail this time, we'll wait for next time."

"No matter how tough Yang Xiuhua is, she is just a woman!"

"And I, Liu Ba, have the support of not only the wealthy but also the powerful people behind me! How can she defeat me?"

……

Li Changxiao smelled the aroma wafting from the kitchen and his appetite grew.

He deliberately drank a few sips of water to wash away the smell of alcohol in his mouth. Apart from anything else, he was very impressed with Yang Xiuhua's cooking skills.

Although he was detained here and did not receive any wages for his work because he ate and ate and wasted the hundreds of years old daughter's red wine that had been passed down in the family.

But in contrast, two meals a day were included.

Therefore, Li Changxiao could always eat the food prepared by the proprietress, and he was very satisfied with it, thinking it was more real than money.

Just as the house was filled with fragrance.

Suddenly, Li Changxiao was stunned, and then a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

His figure flashed and disappeared out of thin air.

Li Changxiao has been looking for Fu Tao's younger brother Fu Ren.

It’s just that his way of looking for people is different from others.

He was looking for someone through dreams.

And now, it seems that there has been some gain.